Middle East

Hamas releases bodies of 4 hostages, including youngest

Herzog: hearts of the nation ‘lie in tatters’

First Egyptian pharaoh's tomb discovered since King Tut’s

Thutmose II lived nearly 3,500 years ago

Activists protest death penalty outside Iran's Evin prison

After decades in exile, Syria's Jews visit Damascus

With the fall of Assad, the country's former iron-fisted leader, new authorities have said all of Syria's communities will play a role in their country's future

Irbil governor notes lack of support from city's Sunni Arab leaders

Iraq struggles to implement law to return Kurd, Turkmen land

Landmines slow return to Palmyra, Syria, home of famed ancient ruins

Before Syria’s civil war, the ancient ruins of Palmyra were one of the country’s premier tourist attractions. But as VOA’s Heather Murdock reports, the modern city is itself now in ruins and littered with mines. Videographer: Yan Boechat

UAE says it rejects any attempt to displace Palestinian people 

Hamas says it will release 10 more hostages, six of them living 

Saudi prince proving crucial to Trump efforts to end Ukraine, Gaza wars

Close ties to leaders and investments key to Riyadh's approach

Yazidi woman enslaved by Islamic State relocates to Germany months after rescue

Fawzia Amin Saydo's move comes nearly six months after she was rescued from Gaza in a secret US-led operation

SDF says it will be joining the Syrian army

Iran charges British couple with spying 

AP reports that while the two were traveling around the world on motorbikes, they crossed Armenia's border into Iran on December 30